Roy Strutt Photography

Miss London 2013 finals at Cafe de Paris London

roystrutt — Sun, 07 Apr 2013 09:18:48 +0000

Matt Cole @_mattcole_ joined me last night to photograph Miss London 2013 – Our winner was Narissara France @nenafrance – The pageant was organised by Fay Hill at UK Model Folios @UKModelFolios Well done Nena !

We used the new Canon 1D C and the Canon 5D Mk3 for the shoot with Canon 35mm f1.4L prime and a Tamron 24 – 70mm f2.8 Pro

Molly and Megan

roystrutt — Tue, 22 Jan 2013 18:46:32 +0000

Leica M9 vs Canon 5D Mk III – Flowers in hair

roystrutt — Mon, 21 Jan 2013 09:37:57 +0000

This shoot was for an article featuring flowers in hair – these images though are mainly to show the difference between Leica and Canon taken in subdued English winter natural light – I fixed the Leica at ISO 2000 which is slightly above its comfortable noise limit (in my opinion) of ISO 1600
The Canon was used on Auto ISO which I find great for flexible fast working moving from bright to subdued lighting – The minimum shutter speed set on the Canon would be 1/320
Lenses – Leica Tele Elmarit 90mm at f3.2 and Canon 85mm f1.8 set at f2.2

First is Leica

….and then Canon

Post processing – Lightroom 4 – adjustment brush softening of skin and clarity adjustments to eyes and mouth

Thank you to Danielle Vicky and Mimi for modelling

Chloe and Glenn – Engagement shoot

roystrutt — Sun, 11 Nov 2012 08:52:30 +0000

Chloe and Glenn get married next year at Gaynes Park – near Epping Essex UK
This weekend we surveyed the venue for photography purposes and took the opportunity to capture the engagement shoot

Canon 5D mk3 with Tamron 24 -70mm f2.8 (very sharp – better than the old Canon 24 70mm f2.8L) and Canon 85mm f1.8 – available light with some off camera flash through Lastolite 50cm brolly and remote triggering

Alice and Jemma – Classical portraiture with the 5D and 85mm f1.8

roystrutt — Tue, 09 Oct 2012 16:27:31 +0000

Alice and Jemma joined me in Greensted for an autumn photoshoot – the classic Canon 85mm f1.8 – great lens on a full frame camera and brilliantly sharp at f2 and above – all processing with Lightroom 4
Lighting control using a gold reflector and off camera flash when needed for catchlights and fill in

Hair and Makeup by Samantha Kellie Joy Burbidge

Blake Hall Weddings

roystrutt — Thu, 23 Aug 2012 12:44:56 +0000

I recently helped with the photography at the wedding show at Blake Hall near Chipping Ongar in Essex
Blake Hall is a wonderful estate ideally suited to weddings with its 17th century barn and on site accomodation for bride and family preparation and the honeymoon suite – The gardens are fantastic and form part of the backdrop for weddings as Blake Hall

Chloe (my model bride) helped at the event and did a great job with the all the modelling around the venue

The wedding barn

The Old Coach House

Bride preparation area in The Old Coach House

Stable Cottage – the honeymoon suite

The Old Coach House

Inside the 17th century barn

If you have any further questions please email or phone
Tel: 01277 366687
email info@blakehall.co.uk

Sunset at Walberswick – Canon 5d Mk3 and 24 -70mm f2.8L

roystrutt — Thu, 23 Aug 2012 11:45:09 +0000

Walberswick sunset around the river, harbour and ferry to Southwold
Canon 5D MK3 on auto ISO – Aperture priority around f4 – exposure lock in use for some images

View looking inland from the sea

Looking upriver from the harbour entrance – Southwold on the right

The ferry to Southwold

Sunset behind the fishing huts

Low tide looking up the River Blyth

The Southwold Ferry hut

Lucy – outdoors with Canon 5D MK3 and Lightroom 4 processing

roystrutt — Sat, 16 Jun 2012 09:52:30 +0000

This is an undemanding task for the Canon 5D MK3 with both the 85mm f1.8 portrait lens (at around f2 or f2.2) and the general workhorse lens, the 24 – 70mm f2.8L (generally wide open)
Its more of an overview to see what Lightroom 4 can do with simple sliders and the adjustment brush – The main effects shown here are Tone Curve, Saturation, Clarity and the adjustment brush on sharpness and clarity – I would recommend one of the many tutorials for an in depth look at Lightroom – I purchased one from Luminous Landscape some years back
Lucy has near perfect skin and therefore no face makeup is needed – just a little mascara – when needed I just softened the skin using Clarity to give a glow effect and then resharpened the eyes using the adjustment brush

Hazel Pippa Charlotte Becky and Nikita – photoshoot at Zinc

roystrutt — Thu, 14 Jun 2012 19:10:06 +0000

The studio set up is performing well at Zinc in Ongar – this is a modelling shoot with a group of friends from Norfolk – the images are still being edited so here is small selection – The first section is Canon 5D followed by Leica M9 with 90mm Tele-Elmarit

…..and the Leica M9

Estelle – test shoot at Zinc Arts

roystrutt — Sun, 27 May 2012 09:47:36 +0000

Estelle came to try the new studio facilities at Zinc Arts in Ongar – we did a modelling portfolio test shoot with natural lighting and both a plain background and the studio interior with tight depth of field – Estelle will then choose the best images with us ready for London agency presentations and ready for a promotional piece with Zinc Arts